Hi folks, I hope you're having a good day and that your Veteran's Day was a good one as well.

I'm glad I've decided to come back to writing again. My flash fiction piece, "Shortcuts" , won the Daily Flash Fiction Contest for November 10th. That was a good boost for me. I went through some of my writing yesterday and decided that one thing I really need to do is learn how to write more powerful query letters. I need to strengthen my hooks. Hmm. This is something I shall have to ponder and work on in the coming days.

My in-laws are now finding that moving is an exhausting and consuming process. The excitement of buying a house in our town has worn off and now they're facing a mountain of paperwork and demands both from the realitor of the house they're buying and the realitor they want to use to sell their own house. We told them it was a truckload of work, but they complained that "wasn't positive or encouraging." Fine. Not like we'd know. We just sold a house and built a new one from the ground up two years ago. But if that's how they want to be, Rick can deal with them. I have other things to apply my intellect to.

Anyway, moving on. I finally got Dad's birthday present yesterday. I got him a dress shirt and a new belt. It was a bit of a challenge finding his size. Like me, he has short arms. But Mom and I went out yesterday and the mission was accomplished. I sure am glad too. Now I have to figure out what to get people for Christmas gifts. I don't even know what to get Rick this year. While I was out yesterday I looked around, but it seems there's a lot of junk out there that people don't really want or need. I hope this isn't going to be a struggle. The craft show is next weekend and I'm taking next Friday off to go with Mom, so maybe I'll start on my Christmas list there. I certainly need to.

In health news, I'm trying very hard to recover. The cough is still here, but not as bad as it was. It seems to get a bit worse when I eat, then settle down. I guess that's good, but I sure am sick of it. I guess it's just going to take time and patience. I really do want to be healthy again and I seem to be progressing slowly with this one.

Ok folks, that's all for today. Come back tomorrow. If all goes according to my evil plans, I have a fun, fantastic Friday the 13th entry for you. I've been having a lot of reminders of my childhood come around lately and plan to give you the low down on it tomorrow. Don't worry, I had a very happy childhood so it will be a good entry. Hint: It involves the Hall of Justice, mutations, and a bad paint job (or good, depending on how artistic you are). Generation X, crank up your room-size computer and be ready for a flashback!

I hope you have a good Thursday and I'll see you later.

Bye!